RI Surgeons, Inc. Bariatric Center

I felt comfortable with Dr Pohl right away. I first met him at his seminar, then I saw him a few times at the Roger Williams support group. Dr Pohl is very up front and is very concerned about every patient. I was unsure of the band or bypass and he suggested that my entire family attend his seminar to help, and it did. I am glad that he made me take the extra time because this is a life changing decision.

I am very comfortable and pleased with Dr Pohl. He is a professional and respectful physician. He is soft spoken, yet honest. He is kind and often shares a chuckle. he is very serious about this surgery and the modifications it entails both pre operatively and post op. He made sure time and time again all of my questions were answered, and even when I thought my questions were stupid, he was even more encouraged that I asked questions and he answered them fully.
He made certain to make sure I knew all the risks involved and the most important component is that this is a lifestyle change.
The office wait can be long because he has so many patients, but it is worth it. I would rate him as an excellent surgeon and physician and highly recommend Dr Pohl.

I first met Dr. Pohl at his seminar. He was soft spoken but also had a sense of humor. I credit him for saving my life. Because of all his thorough pre-op tests my tumor was found early. My whole experience with him was great. I would recommend him to anybody!

Had my first consultation with Dr. Pohl on May 30th, 2002. He's had lots of experience with laprascopic surgery and said he's only had to open once, which I found encouraging. He said he's done about 70 RNYs. My first impression was that he was all business and not the most affable doctor I've ever talked to but that was much less important to me than that he knows what he's doing. Since I've gotten to know him better, I think he's a very nice man, just a little on the quiet side, but very caring nonetheless. I've talked to other patients of his and they all loved him and felt they were given great care. They mentioned that he really has the respect of the nurses at the hospital he works out of. I feel like I'm in good hands.

His office staff were very nice. Seemed like they were very familiar with dealing with the insurance companies. Jeanette, who handles that, said that Blue Cross is the best company to deal with for WLS, but she's not familiar with Anthem of Connecticut, my Blue Cross administrator.

Dr. Pohl was very good. Calm and right to the point, but with compassion.

Dr Pohl is a wonderful surgeon. He has changed my life. He is very straight forward and honest and wants to help his patients. His office staff is wonderful. I have no complaints about him or the office at all. I strongly recommend him to ANYONE looking for a surgeon. His bedside manner was wonderful. He took great care of me while in the hospital. He personally called my husband after the surgery was over to inform him how I was and how the surgery went. Simply magnificent!!!!
Thanks Dr Pohl!!!

My first impression of Dr Pohl was that he was a very knowledgable, sympathetic doctor. He wasn't overbearing and gave me all the information necessary to help me make my decision. His office staff did seem slightly understaffed for the amount of patients in the practice but all of them were quite helpful.

Future patients of Dr. Pohl should know that he is VERY dedicated. I had to call 2 times for general information since my surgery and he has called me back within 10 minutes with all of the information I needed. Explaining everything. He also attends all weight loss surgery support group meetings.

He addressed all risks of surgery and went over everything in full.

These are my general impressions of Dr. Pohl.

I LIKE DR POHL WE IS VERY STRIGHT FORWARD AND TO THE POINT, HE TELLS YOU ALL ABOUT THE RISKS AT THE FIRST MEETING WITH HIM. THE STAFF IN HIS OFFICE IS GREAT AND VERY HELPFUL.

Dr. Pohl came across as a caring doctor. Very informative. He knew exactly what he was talking about and was well prepared for any and all questions. His office staff is the greatest..especially Jannette. Thanks Jannette! They are all very kind and caring. I had called another doctor early on and found that this doctors staff was rude and uncaring toward obese patients. Dr. Pohl seems to actually care about obesity. Not all doctors do. One in particular said that he didn't like doing wls. No thank you, I don't need anyone like him. I got nothing but great feelings about Dr. Pohl. I would rather have a doc that knows what he is doing than one that can "entertain" me. Dr. Pohl is very upfront about the risks of surgery. He held nothing back.

My first impression of Doctor Pohl was that he was a caring knowledgable man which didn't change over time. His staff was very helpful (especially jeanette) throughout the whole long process. and i mean long! I had some complications with surgery dates and insurance but it all worked out. Future patients of Doctor Pohl's will have to attend a seminar before going to their consultation. It wasn't a requirement when I went to mine but I wish it had been. The seminar is very informative. I attended one right before surgery. I pretty much knew the things he explained because I read a little on the internet but I learned from other peoples questions. Don't get me wrong, Dr. Pohl did explain things at my visit but he went over the basics. A very good suggestion is to make a list of questions and bring them with you to your visit and ask away if it doesn't come up (in case you are not required to attend the seminar). I made the mistake of not doing that and I kicked myself in the butt afterwards. I felt I had no questions in the consult and as soon as I left, I said "oh yeah, I should have asked him this and that." Luckily the staff is helpful in any questions you have and if they can't answer them, they will find the answer or have Dr. Pohl call you. I feel Dr. Pohl is a good doctor despite what is being said in the media today. In my case, I felt his surgical competence was great. I haven't had any major complications to date. I can't comment on the bedside manner because I was pretty much in another world in recovery if you know what I mean...lol